Through an illustrated tutorial and some interactive practice problems, students learn about the law of reflection of light.

Informational site provides illustrated tutorial of light reflection. Also discusses the law of reflection.

Contains plans for a twelve lesson unit on Scott O'Dell's "Island of the Blue Dolphins." In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to PDF handouts and sites used in the lessons as well as assessment...

Brief biographical sketch of Isaac Newton, famous scientist whose discoveries include the law of gravitation, three laws of motion, reflective telescope, and calculus.

Explore bending of light between two media with different indices of refraction. See how changing from air to water to glass changes the bending angle. Play with prisms of different shapes and make rainbows.

Reflection and refraction are explained with an experiment that uses a sheet of paper, cardboard, and other common materials.

This collection of documents, broadsides, pamphlets, books and magazines reflects the progress if the Zapatistas to get the government to pass into law a negotiated agreement safeguarding their lands and culture.

Defines the refraction of light and provides an applet for investigating it.

Manipulate variables and measure angles as light is refracted in this interactive simulation.

See how Earth's temperature would change if the Sun's brightness increased or dimmed or if Earth's albedo was different.

Students will analyze historical records of the House and Senate to understand the sequence of steps in the legislative process. The students will work collaboratively to study documents and identify the step in the process that each...

Students reflect on their responsibilities as creators and users of creative work. Requires Adobe Reader.

How did the American Revolution reflect a change in American society? Read about how political participation increased across the classes, and see how the question of slavery and women's rights became a thorn in the side of those...

Here is a general description of the gradual change from using indentured servants to recognizing Africans as slaves and the laws reflecting this change.